Well if your reading this article the chances are that you are looking for a cheap removalist. I'll try to be un bias in this article, and i do have a removals company that offers cheap removals service but i'll going to discuss the cheap removals industry in general.
Basically it has been a growing industry ! The cheap removalist is everywhere now , I bet you have seen a mind boggling number yourself on the net right ?. How to you decide an judge. OK so here are a few tips. Look at the website and try to determine if you really think that the website is from an actual removals company. They might have some real looking photos on it rather than just the profession American bought photos. You can tell that the really super professional photos are not really what the small cheap removals company have taken, just a small tip. Don't go looking for the cheapest service at the very top of the paid ads. They generally are the companies that will make you think its very cheap but the extras will add up and really take you by surprise.
Just keep in mind that removals prices are generally very low so you are going to get value for money, but if you want to squeeze the price lower and lower then you will probably end up going for a company that just seems cheap. Well to get a good price they will be cutting all the corners up front and trying to scavenge them back when on you job.
My advise is very generally to just use you common sense. Don't go for the very cheapest, try to find a company that has existed for a while and more important than anything is make sure they ARE actually removalists. That might sound strange but many marketers now are pretending to be removalists but they have never even picked up a piece of furniture in their lives.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Hourly rates vs Quotes in removals.
Are hourly rates better than a quote ? Well here ill try to give an un bias opinion. The removals industry has become extremely competitive in the last two years. Internet marketing stimulates price competition so much that there has a downward push on price. Many of the removalists that have Internet presence must give a very low price if they want to get good volume, so generally the hourly rate prices in removals industry are the way to go and are good value.
Some people distrust the hourly rate system because they feel that the removalists will drag on the time and invent ways to delay the job. This is not generally what happens. Generally the removalists will just want to get the job finished and they will get a little break between jobs. I believe that very few removalists will intentionally delay jobs. I have heard of it happening but its not generally done.
Quotations however , can be good if you want to meet the removalists that are doing your job and that s good, but your probably going to end up paying less if you go for an hourly rate. The reason that quotes are generally more is because it very hard to guess how long a job will take. There are always extra requirements from the client and some unforeseen delays are very common. Traffic , difficult items, dismantling beds etc. So when a quotation is done it is more often done based on the worst case scenario. If the guys comes and under quotes a job then it almost impossible to ask the client for more after the fact, so they tend to make sure they quote to make money on the job.
Hourly rates will be cheaper almost always in this business. Another good thing about hourly rates is that they give you flexibility. So can be extra prepared on you removals job or even you have have done some Ute loads yourselves. SO now your job will take less time because you have done some work. Quoters also generally know that they stand a very good chance to get the job. They have met the client face to face and made the effort , there's a great chance they'll get the job. So they will make the price nice and profitable while they are at it. Im not saying they don't deserve the money i'm just saying that hourly rates prices are generally best.
Quoter ofter also try to make you fear hourly rate services aswell. They will make you think that hourly rate service will take forever, you will feel the fear.
Some people distrust the hourly rate system because they feel that the removalists will drag on the time and invent ways to delay the job. This is not generally what happens. Generally the removalists will just want to get the job finished and they will get a little break between jobs. I believe that very few removalists will intentionally delay jobs. I have heard of it happening but its not generally done.
Quotations however , can be good if you want to meet the removalists that are doing your job and that s good, but your probably going to end up paying less if you go for an hourly rate. The reason that quotes are generally more is because it very hard to guess how long a job will take. There are always extra requirements from the client and some unforeseen delays are very common. Traffic , difficult items, dismantling beds etc. So when a quotation is done it is more often done based on the worst case scenario. If the guys comes and under quotes a job then it almost impossible to ask the client for more after the fact, so they tend to make sure they quote to make money on the job.
Hourly rates will be cheaper almost always in this business. Another good thing about hourly rates is that they give you flexibility. So can be extra prepared on you removals job or even you have have done some Ute loads yourselves. SO now your job will take less time because you have done some work. Quoters also generally know that they stand a very good chance to get the job. They have met the client face to face and made the effort , there's a great chance they'll get the job. So they will make the price nice and profitable while they are at it. Im not saying they don't deserve the money i'm just saying that hourly rates prices are generally best.
Quoter ofter also try to make you fear hourly rate services aswell. They will make you think that hourly rate service will take forever, you will feel the fear.
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